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Low water flows at crux of next phase in Fraser River salmon rescue mission: DFO
December 04, 2019 - 6:16 PM

LILLOOET, B.C. - Government officials say there is a "high risk" they won't be fully successful in rescuing salmon species threatened by a massive landslide on British Columbia's Fraser River.
Mitsubishi subsidiary hopes to build salmon farms in Nova Scotia
April 03, 2019 - 11:35 AM

HALIFAX - A subsidiary of Japan's giant Mitsubishi Corporation has unveiled an ambitious proposal to build salmon farms in Nova Scotia.
Fast-expanding seafood giant joins Irvings, McCains as N.B. business royalty
December 12, 2018 - 8:00 AM

FREDERICTON - For the Irvings, it was Bouctouche. For the McCains, Florenceville.
B.C. First Nation in federal court in bid to halt fish farm restocking
March 13, 2018 - 2:34 PM

VICTORIA - A First Nation is asking the Federal Court to prevent the restocking of an open-net salmon farm in its traditional territories off northern Vancouver Island.
$50M settlement approved for DuPont mercury contamination
July 31, 2017 - 3:28 PM

WAYNESBORO, Va. - Chemical company DuPont will pay about $50 million under an environmental settlement that aims to make up for decades of mercury pollution one of its factories released into the South River in Virginia.
Groups consider appeal of court ruling that didn't overturn GM salmon production
January 06, 2016 - 12:19 PM

HALIFAX - Environmental groups say they are considering appealing a court ruling that quashed their bid to overturn federal approval of the production of genetically modified salmon eggs in P.E.I.
What's for dinner? FDA OKs genetically modified salmon, though critics warn of 'frankenfish'
November 19, 2015 - 7:49 PM

WASHINGTON - What's for dinner? Before long, it may well be genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal cleared for human consumption in the United States.
Groups pan FDA approval of first genetically modified fish for human consumption
November 19, 2015 - 12:06 PM

HALIFAX - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetically engineered animal product for human consumption Thursday, raising concerns that the commercial production of the fish at a plant in P.E.I. could pose serious environmental risks.
B.C. salmon-farm company tackles Federal Court order with appeal
June 09, 2015 - 2:48 PM

CAMPBELL RIVER, - A major British Columbia aquaculture company is appealing a Federal Court ruling that orders new measures to protect the ocean from the potential spread of disease by coastal fish farms.
U.S. company applies to Ottawa to sell genetically modified fish for you to eat
March 11, 2014 - 7:58 AM

HALIFAX - A U.S. company hoping to produce genetically modified salmon eggs in Canada has also applied to the federal government to sell its fish for human consumption.
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House cat survives 36 days lost in backcountry near Kamloops
A Kamloops house cat was found last week in the backcountry around Lac du Bois Road near the city after being missing for 36 days. The calico cat called Ruby, was turned into the SPCA shelter weighing only two pounds after its ordeal, but w

When to pick those pumpkins as nights get colder in Kamloops, Okanagan
Pumpkins are reaching maturity and turning orange in many backyards in Kamloops and the Okanagan as Halloween approaches but with reports of frosty nights coming, some residents are wondering if they should pull their pumpkins off the vine early.

Business News

Low water flows at crux of next phase in Fraser River salmon rescue mission: DFO

Mitsubishi subsidiary hopes to build salmon farms in Nova Scotia

Fast-expanding seafood giant joins Irvings, McCains as N.B. business royalty

B.C. First Nation in federal court in bid to halt fish farm restocking

$50M settlement approved for DuPont mercury contamination

Groups consider appeal of court ruling that didn't overturn GM salmon production

What's for dinner? FDA OKs genetically modified salmon, though critics warn of 'frankenfish'

Groups pan FDA approval of first genetically modified fish for human consumption

B.C. salmon-farm company tackles Federal Court order with appeal

U.S. company applies to Ottawa to sell genetically modified fish for you to eat

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